1 Kings 8:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּ֣קֶם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דְּבָר֖וֹ
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֵּ֑ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וָאָקֻ֡ם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
תַּחַת֩
tachath
H8478
under
דָּוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אָבִ֜י
ʼâb
H1
father
וָאֵשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּסֵּ֣א
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וָאֶבְנֶ֣ה
bânâh
H1129
to build
הַבַּ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
לְשֵׁ֥ם
shêm
H8034
name
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh has established his word that he spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh has raised up his word that he spoke. And I have arisen in place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, just as Yahweh spoke. And I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).